Queen Elizabeth has formally stripped disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein of his honorary award following his conviction for sexually assaulting a former manufacturing assistant and raping an actor.
“The Queen has directed that the appointment of Harvey Weinstein to be an Honorary Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Wonderful Order of the British Empire, dated 29 January 2004, shall be cancelled and annulled,” in accordance with an official announcement in the London Gazette.
The convicted rapist was awarded a CBE — a “Commander of the British Empire,” one of many U.Okay.’s extra prestigious honours — for companies to the British film trade in 2004.
The rescinding of such official honours is uncommon, however can occur when the recipient might probably convey the honours system “into disrepute.”
This consists of when the holder “has been discovered responsible by the courts of a legal offence and sentenced to a time period of imprisonment of greater than three months,” in accordance with U.Okay. authorities documentation.
In July, a decide denied the 68-year-old’s attempt to settle with a few of his sexual-assault accusers for $19 million.
U.S. District Decide Alvin Okay. Heellerstein in Manhattan mentioned Weinstein’s accusers within the proposed class-action settlement have been too diverse to be grouped collectively.
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Legal professionals for a number of girls who had opposed the deal praised what they described as Hellerstein’s swift rejection of a one-sided proposal.
The deal to settle lawsuits introduced by James and a Chicago lawyer on behalf of a number of girls would have offered between $7,500 and $750,000 to some girls who accused Weinstein of sexually abusing them.
Weinstein is at the moment serving a 23-year jail time period in New York state following his Feb. 24 conviction. He has appealed the conviction.
In sum, greater than 80 girls have publicly accused Weinstein of rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment or sexual misconduct.
— With information from The Related Press & World Information’ Chris Jancelewicz
